The Moses of Michelangelo
David Humbert de Superville didn't just admire Michelangelo's famous horned Moses; he dissected it visually. Notice the faint grid of lines covering the page? That's the 'squaring up' technique, a clever geometric trick artists used to copy or enlarge images perfectly square by square. As a physician and artist obsessed with human expression, de Superville used this precise study to analyze the intense, brooding muscle tension of the biblical lawgiver. It’s a fascinating look behind the curtain of art history, showing how geometry and anatomy danced together in the Neoclassical era to decode the emotions of a masterpiece.